Fado and Tapas Experience
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Port
Leixoes (Porto), Portugal
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Activity Level
Moderate Activity
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At (prices in USD)
$120
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 3 hours
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Meals Included
Meals included
"Fado is a performance genre incorporating music and poetry widely practised by various communities in Lisbon. It represents a Portuguese multicultural synthesis of Afro-Brazilian sung dances, local traditional genres of song and dance, musical traditions from rural areas of the country brought by successive waves of internal immigration, and the cosmopolitan urban song patterns of the early nineteenth century. Fado songs are usually performed by a solo singer, male or female, traditionally accompanied by a wire-strung acoustic guitar and the Portuguese guitarra -- a pear-shaped cittern with twelve wire strings, unique to Portugal, which also has an extensive solo repertoire. The past few decades have witnessed this instrumental accompaniment expanded to two Portuguese guitars, a guitar and a bass guitar. Fado is performed professionally on the concert circuit and in small 'Fado houses', and by amateurs in numerous grass-root associations located throughout older neighbourhoods of Lisbon. Informal tuition by older, respected exponents takes place in traditional performance spaces and often over successive generations within the same families. The dissemination of Fado through emigration and the world music circuit has reinforced its image as a symbol of Portuguese identity, leading to a process of cross-cultural exchange involving other musical traditions."
Step into the ambience of old Portugal and the culture surrounding Port wine with this visit to an ancient cellar.
Upon arrival at the cellar, take a glass of Port wine to immediately connect with the traditions of the Douro region. Interpretive panels lining the room showcase the most significant and iconic aspects of it. Local handicrafts are also on display, too, and are available for purchase.
You will also enjoy some tapas, prepared especially for you, to showcase the gastronomic highlights of Portugal -- codfish 'cookies', sardines, chickpea salad, typical sausage, ham, cheese, bread and olives. Enjoy a glass of red or white Douro wine with your tapas.
Please note: Wear comfortable walking shoes. Minimum age to participate in the wine tasting is 18 years.